black

#000000

#172AB7

#172AB7

Contrast Ratio

2.05:1

Delta E

91.95

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172AB7
HEX #000000 #172AB7
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 42, 183
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 232.9, 77.7%, 40.4%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 232.9, 87.4%, 71.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 87.4%, 77.0%, 0.0%, 28.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.394 0.216 266.9

Contrast & Accessibility

2.05:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172AB7 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172AB7

Color Difference (Delta E)

91.95 Very Different
0 — Identical 5 — Similar 25 — Noticeable 100 — Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172AB7);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172AB7);

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